Video shows how we’re all taking the same Instagram photos

We all like to think we’re taking unique photos of the world on our travels but a YouTube video reveals how we all just end up taking the same kinds of shots.

The two-minute-55-second-long montage, uploaded by Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, shows how social media is saturated with copycat images.

A classic is the Leaning Tower of Pisa pose, with tourists propping up the 12th century monument with their hands and, of course, your Instagram account wouldn’t be complete without an envy-inducing sunset.

Signalling that they’re off on vacation, travellers love to post photos from the plane window, with the winglets in view

Your Instagram account wouldn’t be complete without an envy-inducing sunset

Signalling that they’re off on vacation, travellers also love to post photos from the plane window, with the winglets in view.

In colder climates, people just can’t help but dive into the white powder for a ‘snow angel’ shot, while in warmer weather, taking a photo of your feet against a beach backdrop is ‘a must’.

Over in Paris, Instagrammers love to document the craziness surrounding Mona Lisa at the Louvre, with everyone jostling each other to see the small portrait.

In warmer weather, taking a photo of your feet against a beach backdrop is ‘a must’

Over in Paris, Instagrammers love to document the craziness surrounding Mona Lisa at the Louvre, with everyone jostling each other to see the small portrait

And coffee photography has been on trend for a while, with latte art proving to be a top choice for the table.

Commenting on the mass photo phenomenon, the filmmakers behind the video write: ‘It should be a comfort that we’re not so different, that our perspectives so neatly align, that these same images keep showing up, again and again.

‘It’s alright if we tell the same jokes we’ve all heard before, it’s alright if we keep remaking the same movies. It’s alright if we keep saying the same phrases to each other, as if they had never been said before.

‘You and I and seven billion others will leave our mark on this world we’ve inherited. But if, in the end, we find ourselves with nothing left to say, nothing new to add, idly tracing outlines left by others long ago, it will be as if we weren’t here at all.’

A classic travel photo is the Leaning Tower of Pisa pose, with tourists propping up the 12th century monument with their hands